[Guide] How to Install 5.00 m33-6 and more using Hellcats Recovery Flasher

Before we begin, there are a few pointers I would like to give.

DO NOT SCREW WITH YOUR FLASH'S, MORE THAN LIKELY THERE IS A PLUGIN FOR THAT! I WILL GIVE YOU MOST OF THE STUFF YOU WILL HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR

FLASH'S, DON'T DO ANYMORE UNLESS ITS UNDER GOOD JUDGEMENT BY YOU!

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PSP, PLEASE READ ALL WARNING

THIS GUIDE IS FOR PSP'S WITH A HACKABLE MOTHER BOARD. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, PLEASE LEAVE I DON'T WANT YOU TO BLAME ME FOR BRICKING YOU.

DO NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE GUIDE IN YOUR REPLY, I WILL IGNORE IT AND ASK SOMEONE TO REMOVE IT!

DO NOT MESS WITH FLASH 0,1,2,3, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

WE ARE PERMANATELY MODIFYING YOUR PSP, THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE YOU MAY BRICK PLEASE READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND THIS ONE LINE!

THERE IS A SIGNED VERSION OF Hellcats Recovery Flasher, I HAVE NOT TESTED IT AND I HAVE NO REASON TO, I MAY LATER. IF YOU FIND THIS VERSION, BE

PREPARED FOR THE WORST!

I HAVE TESTED THIS THE WAY I INSTRUCT YOU TO FOUR TIMES. I DID NOT BRICK ON ANY PROCESS!

What you need

A PSP
A USB cable
A cable to charge your PSP
An internet connection to download needed files.
A little bit of patience
(Optional) A pandora's battery, a spare PSP to make a pandoras, or a spare battery. If you have a spare battery, there is a option in Hellcat's Recovery Flasher to make one. Make it

before you start, and if all goes well, you can turn it back into a normal battery.

What Hellcat's recovery flasher can do for you!

Hellcat's Recovery Flasher does more than the name says.
It can install anyone of these CFW's:
It can backup your NAND
It can make a pandora battery
It can restore your NAND dump
It can install OFW

Applying the CFW

We are upgrading allllllll the way up to 6.39 to use TN HEN and then launch Hellcats with that. If you already have a way of launching homebrew, please skip.
Step One:
Format your memory stick, back everything up first.

Optional: Check if your PSP is modable

If you have a psp 1000, it is moddable and you can skip this step. If you have a PSP 2000, better to check now.

Step One:
In the pack above, I included PSPident. Run it.

Step Two:
Let it do its magic, and check the motherboard model, its around the middle of the screen. If you have a TA-088v3 and up motherboard, STOP HERE!!!! YOU WILL BRICK IF YOU

CONTINUE!!! I TOLD YOU, DONT COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU BRICK!! YOUR BRICK WILL BE UNFIXABLE!!! (although my boots do need a good cleanin)

Step Six:
Now, launch Hellcats Recovery Flasher found in the Games section of your PSP.

Step Seven:
Read all warning, you MAY/WILL brick if you screw around with the program.

Step Eight:
Make sure the target Firmware at the top says 5.00! If not, click X to cycle through the available ones.

Optional, appying other CFW's that hellcats supports

To come at a later date, sorry.

Step Nine:
Click on "Install CFW (of version selected above)" and then tell it to "reset (format) settings as well"
If you don't reset your setting, you will get a BSOD later, simply click the circle to reset them.

Step Ten:
Let it do its magic, and then click X when it tells you to to shut down your console.

Step Eleven:
Power it back on. If you didn't reset your setting, you will get a BSOD now, simply click the circle to reset them.

Step Twelve:
Go through the initial setup, and when you are done with that, your psp should be running 5.00 m33-6!

Good Apps to have

Prometheus

This app allows you to play ISO's and CSO's off of your XMB. Quite simple to install.

Step One:
Download The installer and place it in the GAME folder on your PSP.

Step Two:
Run the Prometheus that shows up on the XMB

Step Three:
Click X when it says to.

Step Four:
Click X when it is done installing.

More to come

Ultimate VSH menu

This is an extension to the VSH menu. It adds features you would otherwise have to go into the recovery menu to enable. It also has a option to skip gameboot, hide corrupt icons,

Step Seven:
Go back into recovery menu and change the XMB USB Device back to memory stick.

Step Eight:
Reboot your console for it to take place

A few things to do in Recovery Menu

In Configuration

Enable Skip Sony Logo enabled, makes you boot up alot faster

Hide Corrupt icons enabled, why look at them ugly things

UMD Mode set to M33 Driver, allows you to play your ISO's and CSO's Don't pirate them, we wont support them or you!

Use VshMenu set to enabled if its just for you, but disable it if kids use your psp. You can do some stuff you don't want your kids to with Ultimate VSH Menu

Use Version.txt, read above.

Speed up MS access, if set to always faster loading times but it might drain your battery a little faster

Advanced

Go to advanced configuration, dont bother with this.

For playing ISO's, I heard it is best to Enable the first two, "Plain Modules in UMD/ISO" and "Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO"

If you plan on using plugins, make sure the last three are enabled.

Plugins

If you use plugins, you probably will come to this spot alot. For a plugin, you put it in the seplugins section.
If you have previous plugins, move the .prx's and leave the vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt in the folder that the plugin came in

Now, open the vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt whichever one came with your plugins, and copy the line over to your vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt already in seplugins.
This is what a disabled plugin in vsh.txt looks like

Code:

ms0:/seplugins/popsloader.prx 0

And an enabled one

Code:

ms0:/seplugins/popsloader.prx 1

Alternativly, you can enable plugins using a plugin manager, or the plugins section of the recovery menu.

Registry Hacks

Click X on both "Activate WMA" and "Activate Flash Player" No need to go on the internet to enable them!

Thanks To

Dark Alex for everything PSP
WhiteShad0wX for his guide
The chinese person who made Prometheus
Total Noob
Hellcat
re4thewin
More than likely more people that i forgot.

Yes/no. I can use POPSloader on my 5.00m33. The newer one's don't have that compatibility. Also with Prometheus, all games will work just as if they were the latest OFW or CFW, if they are ISO's. If you plan to use disk, it would more than likely be easier with 6.39 than 5.00, but also 5.00m33-6 is also deemed one of the best CFW's out there.

Sure, that is a easy fix just press the select button on home, and find the one that says "flash 0 protection". Turn it to disabled, (press X or the left and right arrows, i don't remember atm) and then continue.